Juan Pablo Galavis, star of this season's The Bachelor, remembers his time at Roberts Wesleyan College and Rochester fondly.

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Jinelle Shengulette

When former Rochester resident JuanPablo Galavis was asked to become the next star of ABC's The Bachelor, it was not an easy decision for him to make.

Taping the show would mean time away from Camila, his 4-year-old daughter with ex-girlfriend and Venezuelan actress Carla Rodriguez. And he dreaded the show's rose ceremonies, where he'd be sending one or more of the 27 female contestants home every week.

Galavis knows how it feels to be on the other side of the rose. He was a contestant on Season 9 of The Bachelorette. Audiences watched Desiree Hartsock send him home after six episodes. ...